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Chicken Burrito Bowls Served for an Easy Dinner

Chicken Burrito Bowls are our new dinner love! This recipe was created as a request from my daughter. After a little experimentation & tweaking, we have discovered that we love this smorgasbord of yumminess.

Everyone enjoyed building their own burrito bowl with all of the favorites, which makes it a winning combo for each individual.

I recently shared this recipe as part of my Real Food Fast segments on News Channel 13. Take a peek in the clip below & check out my page on their station site by clicking here.

Melt the butter in a saucepan. Add the rice & spices once it’s melted & stir the ingredients together. Add the chicken broth & water to the mixture. Stir. Cover & bring the rice to a boil. Reduce the heat & cook on simmer until the liquid is fully absorbed.

Note: With my family of 5 we will double this recipe. Any leftovers are gobbled for the next day’s lunch!

Cover a baking sheet with foil (dull side facing up). Spread the chicken on the baking sheet. Cover the chicken with a piece of parchment paper cut to fit the size of the pan & bake for 20- 25 minutes.

Note: Again, with my family of 5 we do double this recipe. The extra chicken can be used up with leftovers, in quesadillas or turned into a very tasty chicken salad.

Remove the skin & pit of the avocados. If you are adding grape tomatoes to the mix, cut them into quarters. We use both the red & the golden, especially in this recipe.
Add the cilantro, sweet onion, lime juice, garlic, pepper, onion powder & sea salt. Using an avocado tool, or fork, mash all of the ingredients together to make your guacamole.

SIMPLIFY….

SAVE TIME by purchasing salsa, guacamole & pre-shredded cheese at the grocery store. If you are really in a time crunch, although not as good, you can pick up a rotisserie chicken at the store & shred the meat.

Have it Ready…

Weeknights are BUSY! And at the end of a long day, no one wants to slave over a
l-o-n-g recipe. There are two ways to have the chicken ready for your dinner ahead of time:

1. You can actually make the chicken on the weekend & freeze it fully cooked, ready to thaw & simply warm on a busy night.

2. Prep the chicken by rinsing, drying & dicing the chicken. Then add the spices as directed above & freeze the seasoned chicken in a freezer bag or other airtight storage container. Then simply let it thaw & cook it while your rice is cooking.

…..Weekend grocery days also make great prep days to make your weekdays easier!

Hi Jodie,
We will love your Chicken Burrito Bowls, they look fantastic! Thanks so much for sharing your awesome recipe with us at Full Plate Thursday. Hope you are having a great day and come back to see us real soon!
Miz Helen

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Welcome to my kitchen where there’s always a new dish, stories to share and foods to be explored. As a working mother of three, my life is rarely calm & often spiced with a dash of chaos, which is why I am always experimenting & serving up quick easy family recipes. As I’ve cooked & chatted my way through life in my kitchen, I’ve come to realize that every area of life needs it’s own special recipe. I am always learning how to juggle as much as possible, feed my crew and serve it all with a side dish of love!